DragonFire laser weapon takes down high-speed drones

Britain’s DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range in Scotland when…

Skunk Works makes history: F-22 takes command of 'loyal wingman' drone

The Loyal Wingman concept has taken a major step toward reality as Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works pulled off an aerial…

DARPA's offering $6.5M for the best small heavy-lift drone creations

Through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge –…

First flight for Joby's ultra-long-range eVTOL

Joby Aviation’s latest iteration of its autonomous all-electric S4 air taxi VTOL aircraft has made its maiden flight. The new…

Anduril's pilotless fighter jet completes its first test flight

A few days ago, California-based defense tech firm Anduril concluded the first test flights of its semi-autonomous Fury fighter jet…

Gambit 6 brings air-to-ground capabilities to autonomous fighters

General Atomics has rolled out the latest iteration of its modular Gambit series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), adapting the…

Royal Navy installs quantum clock in robotic submarine

Why have just one technological breakthrough when you can have two at the same time? The Royal Navy has installed…

German laser weapon in a container moves closer to operational status

Rheinmetall and MBDA have met a major milestone in moving their containerized laser weapon system to market. After a year…

Russia flies strategic cruise missile propelled by a nuclear engine

Russia has flown a nuclear-arm-capable cruise missile propelled by a nuclear engine. In a televised conference chaired by Russian President…

EagleEye AI-powered helmet system gives soldiers super senses

The soldier of tomorrow seems to have arrived a bit early as Anduril shows off its new AI-powered helmet system.…